 HIV and AIDS
 The HIV/AIDS service system provides needed assistance to those living with HIV and AIDS so that they can access quality, coordinated and comprehensive health care. HIV/AIDS services include:
- HIV prevention to reduce HIV prevalence and incidence
- Comprehensive continuum of care, quality treatment and care, drug assistance programs and support services
Media Statement: World AIDS Day and Cuts to HIV/AIDS Services in New York. Click here for World Aids Day Press Release pdf (35972 bytes) Recent Advocacy: FPWA organized a community-wide event in conjunction with the NYC Faith-in-Action HIV Prevention and Education week. We partnered with Metropolitan Community Church of New York City to host a round table discussion to explore issues related to workforce development, disconnected youth and HIV. In addition, FPWA co-sponsored an event with United Church of Christ and Conscious Contact New York, which focused on the program needs of sick, shut-in and isolated persons living with HIV. FPWA submitted written comments on Oct. 20, 2011 to key staff of the NYS Medicaid Redesign Team to express concerns regarding the implementation of Health Homes pdf (65260 bytes) Recent Publications:
- A Manual – Leading the Way: Faith Leaders Taking Ownership to Address the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Asian and Pacific Islander American Communities
November 2009 | Leading the Way pdf (790626 bytes)
- HIV Prevention for Women and Girls in Communities of Color, Reframing HIV Prevention Strategies
November 2008 | HIV Prevention for Women and Girls of Color pdf (14737912 bytes)
Recommendations: - Increase and ensure access to quality treatment and care, drug assistance programs and support services (such as non-medical case management, nutrition, housing and rental assistance, and transportation) which are essential to treatment adherence and the overall well-being of those who are living with HIV or AIDS
- Appropriate, enhance or restore funding (City, State and Federal) for treatment and care, drug assistance programs, prevention programs and support services;
- Dismantle barriers that impede HIV prevention efforts such as stigma, discrimination, poverty, racism, homophobia and transphobia, and gender inequality
- Engage faith communities and human services organizations, particularly those that serve the elderly and youth, to conduct HIV prevention and education activities
Portfolio Expert: Esther Lok, MPA, M.Ed.
Fact Sheet: Key Facts on HIV/AIDS pdf (35048 bytes) The AIDS Leadership Coalition (ALC) - The AIDS Leadership Coalition is an advisory group primarily composed of members of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies to take collective action through partnership with community bodies in identifying and shaping humane and just public health policies for New York communities affected by HIV and AIDS. Click for more.
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Did You Know? *HIV transmission patterns have shifted over time. People of color make up 76% of all people living with AIDS in New York State. Within this population, 76% -- approximately 88,739 people reside in New York City. *In New York City, of all cases of females living with HIV and AIDS, women of color consistently compose over 90% of the population in both 2005 and 2006, and that women in the age 50 or above category have increased from 26% or 7,170 in 2005 to 28% or 8,055 in 2006. Where We Stand:
FPWA believes that access to quality, coordinated and comprehensive health care is vital to all individuals living with HIV and/or AIDS (PLWHA or PLWA) and their families. A major goal of the public health systems and public health policies should be to provide and ensure access to the health care needed by people who are living with HIV/AIDS, particularly those who are uninsured, underinsured, homeless, living with physical or mental disabilities and immigrants with limited English proficiency. An equally important goal is to develop and implement effective strategies to reduce HIV prevalence and incidence with an emphasis on targeting women, youth and children in communities of color.
{Link to full Policy Statement in the folder} Strategic Collaborations: FPWA is a founding member of HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA), which is a national network of over 70 groups building a unified, effective movement for HIV prevention in the United States. Click here for a list of additional collaborations.
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